Online Education – Disrupting the Flow of Higher Education

Online education is disrupting the flow of higher education.

Teaching Emotional Teens

One of the hardest things to do is teach emotional teens. Linked in has a great resource created by Daniel Goleman who is the Co-Director of Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations. All classroom teachers know the difficulties that ensue when students are uncooperative or emotional.

Pinterest: Keeping Kids Learning with Fun Things to Do

Who would have thought that Pinterest was the place to go for ideas for fun things to do with kids? Well you just might be surprised to find creative educational ideas that Pinners and parents alike might be interested in

Online education is disrupting the flow of higher education. According to New York Times reporter Clayton Christensen, “one that introduces more convenient and affordable products or services that over time transform sectors.” Online education is a force that most universities need to deal with. Read more

State book fairs are a fantastic place to come up with teaching ideas. This past weekend the Kentucky Book Fair found teachers, librarians and the public meeting and greeting authors. If you have not taken the time to go to a state book fair, you might be surprised.There were so many ideas for teaching at this book fair. The workshops and opportunity to shake the hand of authors you appreciate will give you great ideas and get your creative juices flowing in the classroom. Read more

Kate discussed lesson planning apps to help first year and returning teachers to get organized early. Some of the highest rated are i Plan Lessons (which costs $4.99) and Teacher Plan Light (free) to keep digital lessons that can be shared with students and administration. They can be reused and updated very easily and you don’t jam up your schools server with your personal work.

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“The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.” –Edward Teller (Hungarian Born Theoretical Physicist)

If you are a teacher looking to learn more about the content you are teaching, there are lots of internet options. Teacher learning takes place in many forms including article based websites, blogging websites and pod-casting options and webinars with valuable content for the classroom. The advent of Skype helps teachers link to other professionals though pod casting. These internet sources can help teachers find inspiration to motivate our students and stay engaged. Incorporating to the ideas of teachers outside of your content or region can help you stay on the cutting edge of education practice. Read more

Alter your viewpoint and shake up your Shakespeare Instruction with suggestions from Shakespeare Behind Bars. I was fortunate to attend a highly unusual production of “Richard III” at the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex in Crestwood, KY. The performers were inmates of the prison, and the program is made up of a highly celebrated performance and performer talk back. You might think that you know what the experience is like, but attending a production here will surprise even the most knowledgeable Shakespearean. Read more

It is possible that digital education badges will become part of the new wave of student recognition. The MacArthur foundation says it’s “a validated indicator of accomplishment,skill, quality or interest,” there are various sources that describe the system of badging as something more important. The Chronicle of Higher Education says that these badges are based on core competencies—”systems thinking,” for example. Badging is designed to evidence that students have received formal and informal learning, from within traditional higher education. Read more